http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A widely prescribed type 2 diabetes drug slows down the ageing process by mimicking the effects of dieting, according to a study published today using worms to investigate how the drug works. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-reveals-diabetes-drug-ageing-worms.html Medical research Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:41:48 EST news283693300 The blood of young and old people differs. In an article published recently in the scientific journal Blood, a research group at Lund University in Sweden explain how they have succeeded in rejuvenating the blood of mice by reversing, or re-programming, the stem cells that produce blood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-reversing-blood-freshening.html Medical research Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:13:11 EST news283425183 A drug widely used to treat Parkinson's Disease can help to reverse age-related impairments in decision making in some older people, a study from researchers at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging has shown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-parkinsons-drug-older-people-decisions.html Neuroscience Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:00:13 EST news283334994 Scientists at the University of Warwick and consumer goods manufacturer Unilever are joining forces to identify whether the nutrients in everyday fruit and vegetables could help to improve people's cardiovascular health and protect them from Type-2 diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-fruit-vascular-health.html Health Fri, 23 Nov 2012 07:16:07 EST news272877345 Why do we get older? When do we die and why? Is there a life without ageing? For centuries, science has been fascinated by these questions. Now researchers from Kiel (Germany) have examined why the polyp Hydra is immortal – and unexpectedly discovered a link to ageing in humans. The study carried out by Kiel University together with the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) will be published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-longevity-gene-hydra-immortal-humans.html Medical research Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:33:51 EST news272018016 Ageing is an unavoidable part of life, and it is often accompanied by a number of age-related illnesses. One of the biggest diseases associated with ageing is cancer, which as a result is often referred to as a 'disease of ageing'. As well as being of significant concern to individuals, ageing also represents a major concern to healthcare providers and society as a whole. However, while ageing is unavoidable, the diseases associated with old age need not be. And that's what the researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) are trying to accomplish. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-ageing-linked-cancer.html Genetics Mon, 08 Oct 2012 08:50:02 EST news268903344 Ageing Australian city-dwellers are more likely to suffer from non-infectious chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, arthritis, cancer and asthma than their rural counterparts, according to new research from the University of Sydney. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-ageing-city-chronic-diseases-prevalent.html Health Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:10:16 EST news268049408 Researchers at Newcastle University have revealed the mechanism by which neurons, the nerve cells in the brain and other parts of the body, age. The research, published today in Aging Cell, opens up new avenues of understanding for conditions where the aging of neurons are known to be responsible, such as dementia and Parkinson's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-brain-ages.html Neuroscience Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:00:01 EST news266598942 Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed a new method to identify genes involved in diet-mediated life-extension which allowed them to find three novel genes that extend lifespan in yeast. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-genes-involved-diet-mediated-life-extension.html Genetics Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:06:39 EST news264161150 Researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre working with mice have revealed that one of the main genes protecting against cancer brings two additional health benefits by boosting longevity and combating obesity. Mice carrying extra copies of the study gene eat more than normal, but are thinner -- a novel and entirely unexpected outcome. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-scientists-mice-anti-cancer-gene-obesity.html Cancer Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:04:00 EST news250261430 Scientists at Newcastle University have unlocked clues that give us a greater understanding of the ageing process.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-telomere-stress-reveals-insight-ageing.html Medical research Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:34:33 EST news249802451 Older people feel that their health problems pose a challenge to their sense of independence, dignity and identity and sometimes the health care they are given makes things worse. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-dignity-older-people.html Health Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:17:05 EST news247490210 By consuming fewer calories, ageing can be slowed down and the development of age-related diseases such as cancer and type 2 diabetes can be delayed. The earlier calorie intake is reduced, the greater the effect. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have now identified one of the enzymes that hold the key to the ageing process. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-longer-calories.html Medical research Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:08:08 EST news239292467 A new study of the DNA of people living in Glasgow suggests that earning less than the average wage and eating an unhealthy diet could accelerate the ageing process. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-income-poor-diet-linked-aging.html Health Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:54:07 EST news231065635